Razor



E. B. GIBFORD.

RAZOR.

Patented July 15, 1919.

'l wawbw maL APPLICMION FILED NOV. 29. IBIS.- 1,309,726.

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EDWARD IB. GIBFORD, 0F ADRIAN, MICHIGAN.

RAZOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 15, 1919.

Application filed November 29, 1918. Serial N 0. 264,496.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD B. Gmrom), a citizen of the United States,and residing at Adrian, in the county of Lenawee and State of Michigan,have invented a new and Improved Razor, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to razors having blades which may be removed bysliding them longitudinally out of their holders, and its object is toprovide simple and effective means for thus sliding the blades.

This invention consists in a razor handle and a holder pivoted theretoformed of a piece of sheet metal properly folded upon itself and a tangbetween the two sides thereof, a blade slidably mounted between the twosides of the holder, and an ejector for the blade between the two sidesof the holder and consisting of a longitudinally extending stem and aneye at the inner end of the stem, the pivot of the holder extendingthrough this eye and the sides of the holder being slotted to permit thepivot to move longitudinally of the holder so as to slide out the bladeby pushing it with the stem.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is an elevation of this improvedrazor. Fig. 2 is a view of the blade in the holder, part of the holderbeing broken away. Fig. 3 is a transverse section on a larger scale,through the pivot of the holder. Fig. 4 is a perspective View of theejector. Fig. 5 is an end view of the blade and holder.

Similar reference characters refer to like parts throughout the severalviews.

The razor shown in the drawing consists of a handle, a holder pivotedthereto, a

blade slidably mounted within the holder and an ejector mounted on thepivot of the holder. The handle is made of two sides 1 and 2 connectedin the usual manner by a pivot 3. The thin steel blade 4 has a back ing5 preferably formed by a U-shaped strip of sheet metal fitting aroundthe back of the blade.

The holder 6 is also formed of sheet metal, the outer portion consistingof a rounded back 7 and concave sides 8, the edges of which are spacedso as to admit but pinch or grip the sides of the blade when that isslid into the holder. The inner part of the holder has parallel sides 9which are soldered, welded or otherwise secured to the tang 10. Thesesides 9 have slots 11 through which the pivot 3 extends.

A stem 13 ending in any desirable pivot engaging device, such as an eye14, is slidable between the top of the tang and the back of the holderas shown in Fig. 2, and the pivot 3 may extend through the hole in theeye of this ejector. The tang is formed with a pocket 15 in which thiseye 14 is movable and any desired shoulder 16 may be formed at themeeting line of the concave sides 8 and the flat sides 9. The spacing ofthe sides 9 of the holder and the length of the eye 14: are such thatthese sides will bear lightly against the ends of this eye when thepivot 3 is riveted-over, and the sides 9 will therefore be supported bythis eye.

To remove the blade, the tang 10 may be grasped and pulled away from thepivot 3, thus causing the pivot to move toward the outer end of theholder and also causing the stem 13 to move outward. Or the unitedholder and tang can be grasped just outside of the handle and movedtoward the pivot. In either case, there is no danger of the fingersbeing out should the fingers slip.

When the blade has been moved so as to,

extend a quarter-inch beyond the holder it can be grasped and easilywithdrawn. It will be noticed that the parts are preferably soproportioned that the rear end of the blade engages the outer end of thetang which thereby positions the blade in the holder.

The details and roportions of the various parts may be cianged by thoseskilled in the art without departing from the spirit of my invention asset forth in the following claims.

I claim 1. In a razor, a handle and a pivot in one end thereof, a holderslidably mounted on the pivot and comprising two sides and a back, ablade slidably mounted between the outer ends of the sides of theholder, and an ejector engaging said pivot and slidable between theinner ends of the sides of said holder and adapted to contact with saidblade to slide it out longitudinally when the pivot is moved outwardlyin slots i in said holder.

2. In a razor, a holder and a pivot in one end thereof, a holdercomprising two sides and a back, the inner ends of the sides havinglongitudinal slots through which the pivot extends and being also spacedapart to receive a tang, the outer ends of the sides of the holder beingconcave, a razor blade slidable between said sides and gripped thereby,and an ejector comprising a stem having its outer end engaged by theblade and having an eye at its inner end which eye receives said pivot,the tang being formed With a pocket to permit the movement of theejector.

3. In a razor, a holder and a pivot in one end thereof, a holdercomprising tWo sides and a back, the inner ends of the sides havinglongitudinal slots through Which the pivot extends and being also spacedapart to receive a tang, a razor blade slidable be tween said sides,and'an ejector comprising a stem having its outer end engaged by theblade and having an eye at its inner end which eye receives said pivot,said tang being so positioned relative to that portion of the holderWhich receives the blade that the blade will engage the tang whenslipped into I the holder.

' EDWARD B. GIBFORD.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

. Washington, D. G.

